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About This Project

My husband had a hideous kmart table (see the before pic) with target chairs that he bought before we were married more than 9 years ago. I have never liked that table but it was what we could afford at the time. The table managed to make it through 4 military moves before I ripped it apart last week and used Ana's farmhouse table plan to make the planked top with pine boards. Her plan calls for 2 inch boards and I used 1 inch boards but it turned out great and I love it. And I bought new chairs from walmart.com to go with it. I'm a beginner woodworker and have only made a few small projects but this one was manageable for me. I love love love my new table!

Estimated Cost: 
Including wood, screws, primer, paint, stain, poly, sandpaper, and brushes, just under $100
Estimated Time Investment: 
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Required Skill Level: 
Beginner
Type of Wood: 
Pine 1x6s and 1x8s plus some 2x2s for support underneath
Finish Used: 
On the tabletop: Minwax Dark Walnut oil-based wood stain (used wood conditioner first) and then 3 coats of Minwax Semi-Gloss Polyurethane. For the stain, I brushed it on with a foam brush, let sit 15 minutes and then wiped excess off with a rag. Only one application was needed for a nice deep warm color. On the table bottom and legs: Valspar Dark Kettle Black semi-gloss paint.
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i have that same table! Maybe it is time for a makeover. Thanks for the inspiration!!!

 
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Beautiful, beautiful work! I love the finish!

 
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What a transformation!

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Amazing.

Gorgeous. And so much more character than the original! I had a table like that during grad school. I painted the legs and apron black but never thought to build a new top. I wish I had!!

 
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This makeover is nothing shy of amazing! It makes me want to run out and buy a cheap K-Mart table :)

 
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Wow, you did an imazing job...I've been looking for one of those hideous tables forever....I'm going to keep looking...then when I find one redo it.

 
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This is awesome!

I have a super old table my parents gave us (and it was used when they got it too...when I was 9!) Anyhow, it has that exact type of leg. I have been wondering if the legs would work if I wanted to use them for our farmhouse table when I get up the guts to give building a try :) Thanks so much, your picture gives me hope!!


 
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I have this same table, and I am wanting to redo it thanks for the info. I was wondering what you did when you painted the bottom of the table, did you have to sand it a lot? What were the steps you took?
Thanks so much!! The table looks awesome!

 
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